Dateline: March 7, 2002

Party voters heading to polls next Tuesday 

By Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

Democratic and Republican voters will go to the polls next Tuesday, March 12, to select their candidates for November’s General Election ballot.

Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Some statewide positions are contested in the primaries, but no local candidates are opposed by members of their own parties.

Democratic voters may cast their ballots at the following locations: Precinct 101 – Knorpp Hall at Clarendon College, Precinct 102 – Martin Baptist Church, Precinct 103 – Howardwick City Hall, Precinct 201 – Donley County Courthouse Annex, Precinct 301 – Clarendon Community Center, Precinct 302 – Buster Shields Residence, Precinct 303 – Hedley Lions Den, Precinct 401 – Community Bank, and Precinct 402 – McClellan Residence.

Republican voters should vote at these polling places: Precincts 101 & 103 – Bairfield Activity Center at Clarendon College, Precinct 102 – First Baptist Church of Howardwick, Precinct 201 – St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church Fellowship Hall, Precinct 302 – Paymaster Gin, Precinct 303 – Hedley Fire Station, and Precincts 301, 401, & 402 – Burton Memorial Library.

Registered voters can check their voter registration cards to determine which box they should vote in.

Early voting by personal appearance for both parties continues through 5 p.m. on March 8 in the County Clerk’s office of the Courthouse Annex.

The following local candidates appear on the Democratic ballot and (I) indicates the incumbent: Zane Reese for United States Representative, Jack Hall (I) for County Judge, Fay Vargas (I) for District & County Clerk, Vicki L. Sloan for County Treasurer, Ann Kennedy (I) for Justice of the Peace in Precincts 3&4, Bobby G. “Bob” Trout (I) for Commissioner of Precinct 4, and Jean Taylor (I) for County Chairman.

The Republican ballot has these local candidates: Mac Thornberry (I) for United States Representative, Robert Duncan (I) for State Senator, Warren Chisum (I) for State Representative, Jimmy Thompson for County Judge, Vicki Knowles for District & County Clerk, Becky Jackson (I) for County Treasurer, Jimmy B. Johnson (I) for Justice of the Peace of Precincts 1&2, Donnie Hall (I) for Commissioner of Precinct 2, Wayne I. Riggs for Commissioner of Precinct 4, and Rogers Hester (I) for County Chairman.